Neighbors Picking Cotton (1998)

Description: Folk artist Sarah Albritton depicts the tradition of neighbors picking one another's cotton field in a time-honored tradition in North Louisiana communities of Vienna and Mount Harmony, which featured singing hyms, food, and socializing as well as toil, in "Neighbors Picking Cotton" (1998).



Courtesy of Sarah Albritton

Collection: Photo by Peter Jones



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